Caribbean Songs and Games for Children

Caribbean Songs & Games for Children is a collection of children’s rhymes and rhythms, many originating in West Indian and Caribbean Island nations. Music professor, author, and musician Dr. Edna Smith Edet recorded the tracks heard here during visits to Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and at two public schools in New York City. Edet’s liner notes provide a brief introduction to West Indian and Caribbean music, as well as lyrics and information about the song tracks.

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Track Listing

101	Gypsy in the Moonlight*	Children from St. Belmont's Home, Trinidad	02:04
102	In a Fine Castle / Jane and Louisa / There's a Brown Girl in the Ring	Children from St. Belmont's Home, Trinidad	03:53
103	Sissy in the Barn / Bo Bo Bo Calinda	Children from St. Belmont's Home, Trinidad	02:10
104	I Went to a Party	Children from St. Belmont's Home, Trinidad	01:12
105	Coming Down Wid a Lemonade	Children from St. Belmont's Home, Trinidad	01:14
106	Jump Shamador	Children from Bronx, New York	03:05
107	I Los My Glove	Children from Bronx, New York	01:28
108	Go In and Out de Window	Children from Bronx, New York	02:19
109	Sally Go 'Round the Moon	Children from Bronx, New York	01:57
201	San Serenin	Children from Bronx, New York	01:13
202	The Merecumbe	Puerto Rican children	01:35
203	Ambos a Dos	Puerto Rican children	01:14
204	La Señorita / La Carbonnerita	Puerto Rican children	03:29
205	A-la-Limon	Puerto Rican children	01:12
206	John Crow	Child from Newport, Jamaica	01:07
207	I Come to See Janie	Children from Newport, Jamaica	03:43
208	Zammi Mann Man-Man / Toi si Bonne / Petit Oiseau	Children from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti	02:15
209	Feuilles Yo	Children from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti	00:38
210	Lundi Matin	Children from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti	00:48
211	Do Do Tititit Manman	Children from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti	00:45